Eduardo Sarabia, History of the World, Installation view. |
Eduardo Serabia's History of the World in 600 Ceramic Chapters |
Eduardo Sarabia, left, History of the World 562, 2008, Hand painted ceramic plate, 12.6".Eduardo Sarabia, right, History of the World 092, 2008, Hand painted ceramic plate, 12.6".
Eduardo Sarabia, left, History of the World 315, 2008, Hand painted ceramic plate, 12.6", Eduardo Sarabia, right, History of the World 231, 2008, Hand painted ceramic plate, 12.6".
Eduardo Sarabia, left, History of the World 398, 2008, Hand painted ceramic plate, 12.6".Eduardo Sarabia, right, History of the World 201, 2008, Hand painted ceramic plate, 12.6". |
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L.A. Louver Following his inclusion in L.A. Louver’s exhibition Rogue Wave ’07, Eduardo Sarabia presents a large-scale installation in the first floor galleries that includes new sculpture and paintings. The focus of the exhibition is an installation of over 600 ceramic plates, each a unique form that is hand painted with blue enamel. The plates include the artist’s signature iconography - automatic weapons, marijuana leaves, roosters, goats, and scantily clad, provocative women — that relates to the symbols and language of black market and illegal cross-border commerce. This extensive body of work also embodies the artist’s interest in mining culture, and specifically traditional Mexican ceramic art techniques, to address contemporary issues. While each is an individual artwork, the plates are hung floor to ceiling within the gallery, to create a dense visual environment and site for storytelling. Further, the south gallery features a large shelving unit upon which a variety of hand painted ceramic forms — vases, plates, cups, pots and trays are stacked. Born in Los Angeles in 1976, Eduardo Sarabia received his BFAfrom Otis College of Art and Design. His work has been included in numerous exhibitions worldwide, including Santa Monica Museum of Art (solo show), California, 2002; Prague Biennial I, Czech Republic, and the Studio Museum, Harlem, New York in 2003; Musée International des Arts Modestes, Paris, France, and White Box, New York in 2004; Antiguo Museo de Arte Moderno, Guadalajara, Mexico, and the 51st Venice Biennale, Venice Italy, 2005. This year Sarabia’s work was included in the Whitney Biennial, 2008, New York (March 6-June 1, 2008), and may currently be seen in Phantom Sightings: Art after the Chicano Movement, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art through September 1, 2008. An ongoing art project, Salon Aleman, which features the artist’s homemade tequila served in a tequila bar setting, premiered at United Nations Plaza in Berlin in October 2006, and was presented over three nights in March during the 2008 Whitney Biennial at the Park Avenue Armory. Salon Aleman was recently shown at 21st Century Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, June 2008. Sarabia divides his time between Guadalajara, Los Angeles, and Berlin. |
Eduardo Sarabia, History of the World, Installation view. |
